Deathconsciousness.

I Don't Love, taken from Deathconciousness. An honest, solid album that doesn't just hint at the wells of talent and genius that the band has, but drowns you in it.

Melissa Auf Der Maur

MELISSA AUF DER MAUR is my dream woman.

& much like a dream, she eluded my for quite some time. Although she is no wallflower, I had somehow missed her in the lineup of musicians I had gone through and deliberated over. Her name was mentioned here & there. Her music haunted me, coming and going at various times at which I would scramble for a lyric or a hint of familiarity to use later that night when I could hunt her music down and devour all her solo efforts. It was my beloved who finally sat me down & served her 2010 solo release Out Of Our Minds to me. It is not the Valhallan like drums & battle cries that get me. Nor the intricately crafted lyrics. Not even the guest appearance by none other than Mr. Danzig himself. Its all of the above and more.

The opening track The Hunt sets the tone perfectly, its haunting, charged and mysterious, leaving you wondering whats coming next in the title track. Out of Our Minds is one of the best songs on the album, as is Meet Me On The Darkside. The lower points come in the form of un unnecessarily slow intro's into some song which jar the flow slightly. But don't let this deter you, they soon build into sultry, mystical goodness. Much like the lady herself. GO VIKING WOMEN!

Check out Out of Our Minds below....

BBC: The Human Planet

Its here. & you should take a few days off to give this documentary the devotion it deserves.

The BBC's latest piece of hi-def anthropologic beauty turns the lens on possibly Earth's strangest inhabitants; humans. My usual dislike for modern man stepped aside for this look into the humans relationship with the planet. Mankind's 'mastery' of the globe's various realms, starting with the oceans and traveling to rivers, grasslands, jungles & desserts, isn't convincing me so far. Surfing a 26 meter wave is impressive, yes. But compared to the sheer destructive force of a tsunami or typhoon it is feeble. The symbiosis of creatures is pretty remarkable, you see how humans & animals have come to interact with each other in many different ways to increase their own survival. But thorough the segments, the most evident relationship on show is that of a clearly abusive relationship between man and nature. Overpopulation, overfishing, overconsuming & polluting is now way to ensure our continued existence and this doco shows just how much damage we continue to inflict upon our only home. It is essential viewing for so many reasons. And the analogies are beautiful.

Check it out here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pWex9FcY0o&feature=related